Stolen school bus leads police on helicopter chase

A man was arrested after police trailed pilfered bus through Richmond Hill Tuesday.

A man was arrested after a stolen school bus led police on a helicopter chase in Richmond Hill Tuesday night.

York Regional Police received a call from a citizen who was trailing the stolen bus in the area of High Tech Rd. and Yonge St. at about 11:30 p.m. Police attempted to stop the bus but the driver sped up and tried to flee.

A York police helicopter halted ground pursuit of the bus — stolen in Toronto — to ensure the safety of the officers and began tracking its location through a residential neighbourhood from the air.

When the bus stopped at a dead end on Cambridge Cres., police in the helicopter alerted the officers on the ground and the man was arrested without incident.

Ivan Ka-chi Pang, 24, of Markham, is charged with possession of property obtained by crime, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, dangerous operation to evade police, mischief and theft over $5,000.